Draymen put brakes on LA/Long Beach protest; ILWU talks continue

Port truck drivers in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach said Saturday afternoon that they have agreed to a “cooling off” period requested by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti after trucking companies targeted by the protesters agreed to allow all drivers to return to work without retaliation or requiring them to sign away all future rights. According to Justice for Port Truck Drivers , which is part of the Teamsters Port Division, the drivers voted unanimously to end what they were calling an "unfair labor strike" against three firms — Green Fleet Systems, Total Transportation Services, Inc., and Pacific 9 Transportation. The drivers said they have been misclassified as independent owner-operators instead of employees and are ow...